Men&#39;s trunks



Nov. 22, 1949 H. DUBIN MANS TRUNKS Filed Sept. 6, 1946 VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIfiI/Iwwlwlmlm I ATTORNEY INVENTOR- HARRY DUBIN By "m Patented Nov. 22, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MENS TRUNKS Harry Dubin, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application September 6, 1946, Serial No. 695,102

Claims. 1

This invention relates to sport trunks or shorts and more particularly to the Waist construction thereof.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a pair of trunks which has means incorporated in the waist portion thereof for tightening the same about the body of the wearer and which will remain with the trunks and form a part thereof.

It is another object of the invention to provide a belting arrangement for trunks which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and which forms a part of the trunk to be sold therewith and thereby making it unnecessary that an additional item such as a belt be invested in upon purchasing trunks.

It is another object of the invention to provide a waist construction for trunks which will be elastic throughout the back portion thereof whereby to permit expansion of the trunks about the waist as the wearer is engaged in sports or other high degree of activity.

It is another object of the invention to provide a belting arrangement including an elastic which is stretched when the belt ends are secured together about the wearer wherein in case of the elastic becoming stretched in places so that it does not return to its original length, an adjustment can be made in the elastic length to give to it substantially the same tension before it had lost certain of its elasticity.

According to the present invention, the rear portion of the trunks at the top thereof is turned down and stitched to provide a sleeve through which an elastic is eirtended. The sleeve is gathered to permit the extension of the elastic when the trunks are fitted onto the wearer and at times when the waist portion of the wearer is extended as by the wearer becoming active. The elastic is made secure at its ends to the side seams of the trunk and with the same stitching there is connected the outer ends of nonelastic belts or straps adapted to extend across the front of the trunk forconnection with one another by a buckle or the like and through vertically-extending belt loops so that as the trunk is viewed upon the front of the wearer the appearance will be as though the wearer was using a full belt connected at its ends at the front.

In the back of the turned down portion there is provided a window through which access may be had to the elastic. On the elastic there is a snap button element and on the inner portions of the waist portion there are a series of cooperating elements for receiving the snap button. If the elastic becomes weaker on one side of the center than on the other the elastic can be shifted to a cooperating element such that the weaker portion of the elastic will be given a longer distance through which it can be pulled. Or the elastic can be doubled upon itself and the snap button forced through the doubled portions and connected to any one of the cooperating snap button elements.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the ap pended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of the trunks embodying the features of the present invention, the View looking into the top and onto the inner side of the back of the trunks.

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the trunks looking into the top and upon the inner side of the front of the trunks.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the trunks.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional View in elevation, of the trunks, as viewed along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed View of the top portion of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse cross-sectional view taken through the connection of the elastic and belt strap with the waist portion of the trunk, the view being taken along the line 5-6 of Fig. 5 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary rear elevational View of a pair of trunks constructed in accordance with a modification of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the elastic with its snap button connected to a center element and as viewed along 8& of Fig. '7.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view similar to that shown in Fig. 8 but showing the elastic doubled to decrease its overall length and with the snap button element piercing the doubled portions of the elastic and connected to a cooperating fastener element.

Referring now to the figures, It represents a pair of trunks embodying the features of the present invention. These trunks ill have the usual leg portions H and I2 and a waist portion 3 l3 at the top thereof. The leg II is provided with a pocket having a closing flap M.

The waist portion is formed throughout its length by folding down a portion of the material and stitching as along the line I 5, see Fig. 5, to provide a sleeve It: at least throughout the length of the back of the trunks between side seams ll at opposite sides of the trunks. Within the sleeve It at the back, there is extended an elastic i8 sufficiently wide to give good strength and resistance to elongation thereof. The material forming the sleeve I8 is gathered as in.- dicated at 59 throughout the entire back of the trunk and is retained in that condition until the trunk is placed on the wearer and the elastic stretched to hold the trunk tightly in place on the wearer.

In making the sleeve I E the seams I! are turned over with the single layer portions of the material. The ends of the elastic are matched With the seam, Fig. 6 and likewise are the ends of non-resilient external belt straps 2| and all parts are sewed together at 2t whereby to provide a connection between the belt straps 2| and the elastic ends [8 to provide in effect a continuous belt including a back elastic portion.

On the front of the trousers there is the usual placket to permit the easy donning or removing of the trunks over the body of the wearer. At opposite sides of the trunks and in the front thereof, there is disposed vertically-extending belt loops 22 for supporting the free ends of the belt straps 2|. A buckle-like element or ring 23 can serve to maintain the ends of the belt straps 2i in connected relation. The elastic l8 will be stretched about the wearer according to the tightness with which the ends of the belt straps 2! are [connected together. Further stretching of the elastic may be had as the body of the wearer becomes active.

The elastic l8 when taken with the belt straps will maintain the trunks upon. the wearer without the. need for a separate; belt or other means of support. This: construction can be simply formed and without great, need for extra stitching than what is, used with the ordinary trunks requiring a full belt.

The number of belt loops 2i is accordingly greatly reduced and the possibility of the same being caught, when engaged in sports, by an opponent as to cause injury to either of thetwo is eliminated.

Referring now to the modification shown in Figs. '7 and 8, an opening 25 is provided in the rear of the trunks whereby access can be had to the interior of the sleeve it and the elastic IS. The elastic I8 is provided with an extra long snap button element 26 at the center thereof which can be snapped into any one of a series of cooperating elements 2ll on the inner wall of the sleeve it. If the elastic becomes weakened on one side of the snap element 26 the elastic i8 can be'so adjusted that more play will be given to the weakened portion thereof so that the tension at opposite sides of the snap element 26 can be equalized.

If the elastic cannot be accommodated when becoming weakened by a mere adjustment of the snap element '25 to any one of cooperating fastening elements 21, the elastic can be doubled upon itself as shown in Fig. 9 to shorten its effective length with the snap element 28' piercing the doubled portions and connected with any one of the snap button receiving elements 21.

While I have illustrated and described the .4 preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A pair of trunks having leg portions and a waist portion, said Waist portion being formed by turning down a portion of the material and stitching the same whereby to provide at least throughout the back thereof, a sleeve of material, said sleeve being provided with an opening in its outer wall, an elastic strap extending through said sleeve and connected at its ends to the waist material, a fastening element on said strap said sleeve being gathered to permit expansion of the elastic strap, non-elastic belt straps connected to the waist portion of the garment adjacent the ends of the connection of the elastic strap therewith to be connected with one another at the front of the trunks, said opening in said sleeve providing access to the portion of the elastic strap having the fastening element thereon, and having on its inner portions a plurality of spaced fastening elements, on the wall of said sleeve opposed to the wall formed with said opening to be selectively engaged by the fastening element on said elastic strap permitting unequal distribution of tension in said elastic strap to compensate for weakening of a portion thereof.

2. A pair of trunks having leg portions and a waist portion, said waist portion being formed by turning down a portion of. the material and stitching the same whereby to provide at least throughout the back thereof a sleeve. of material, said sleeve being provided with an opening in its outer wall, an elastic strap extending through said sleeve and connected at its: ends to the waist material, said sleeve being gathered tov permit expansion of the elastic strap, non-elastic belt straps connected to the: waist portion. of. the garment adjacent the ends of the connection. of the elastic strap therewith to be. connected with one another at the front of the trunks, said opening in said sleeve providing accessv to the. elastic strap, a fastening element within said sleeve, and a fastening element on said elastic strap, so that portions of said elastic strap can be doubled upon itself to have the fastening element of said elastic strap forced therethrough to reduce the overall length of the elastic strap after which the fastening element of said elastic strap can be connected to the fastening element of the sleeve.

3. In a garment of the class described com:- prising a waist portion, a pair of non-elastic belt straps adapted to be secured together at the front of the waist portion of the garment and secured thereto at the sides thereof, an elastic strap extendingaround the rear of the garment and having its ends likewise secured to said waist portion at the sides thereof; a fastening element mounted centrally on said elastic strap to be forced through doubled over portions. of said elastic strap, and a plurality of spaced complementary fastening elements on the waist" portion to be selectively engaged by the fastening element of said elastic strap. to. selectively provide differing degrees of equality of distribution of tension in the strap when: in engagement. with the fastening elements dispose-d thereon- 4. In a garment having a waist portion, a sleeve formed along the top of the waist portion at the rear thereof, an elastic in said sleeve having its ends secured to the waist portion at the ends of said sleeve, a fastener element mounted on said elastic intermediate of its ends, and a plurality of complementary fastener elements mounted on the wall of said sleeve facing said fastener element, whereby said fastener element of said elastic may be selectively engaged with one of said plurality of complementary fastener elements to vary the tension of said elastic on either side of said first-mentioned fastener elements, said sleeve having its wall opposed to the Wall provided with said plurality of fastener elements provided with an opening providing access to said fastener elements.

5. In a garment having a waist portion, a sleeve formed along the top of the waist portion at the rear thereof, an elastic in said sleeve having its ends secured to the waist portion at the ends of said sleeve, a fastener element mounted on said elastic intermediate of its ends, and a aplurality of complementary fastener elements mounted on the wall of said sleeve adjacent said REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,027,904 Rogers May 28, 1912 1,065,554 Schneider June 24, 1913 1,147,225 Feldman July 20, 1915 1,737,408 Chatfield NOV. 26, 1929 1,823,296 Sekey Sept. 15, 1931 1,951,450 Sochel Mar. 20, 1934 

